Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.

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Its not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy...

Its not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy...

The basic American promise that if you work hard, you could do well enough to...

The basic American promise that if you work hard, you could do well enough to...

Every woman should be in control of the decisions that affect her own health.

Every woman should be in control of the decisions that affect her own health.

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We...

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I...

I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I...

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the...

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the...

Ive got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

Ive got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

I dont oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What...

I dont oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What...

Ive been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

Ive been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to...

We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to...

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the...

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the...

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do...

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do...

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to...

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to...

I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as...

I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as...

You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime.

You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime.

Im a Christian by choice.

Im a Christian by choice.

An open rebuke is better than hidden love! Wounds from a sincere friend are better...

An open rebuke is better than hidden love! Wounds from a sincere friend are better...

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies